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| | Address | | 314 East Thayer Avenue, P.O. Box 400 | | Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 | | (Burleigh Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Pearce & Durick practices in the following areas of law:
Product Liability Defense, Insurance Defense, Negligence, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Business Law, Commercial Law, Banking, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Appeals, Civil Litigation before all Courts and Administrative Agencies. | | Year Established: 1919 | Firm Profile:
Pearce & Durick traces its roots back to 1919, when Edward Cox joined Herbert O'Hare in the practice of law in Bismarck, North Dakota. Today, Pearce & Durick continues its rich tradition of providing quality legal services with some of the most respected lawyers in the region. The firm offers a wide range of legal services throughout North Dakota and the Midwestern and Western states, specializing in products liability defense, insurance defense law, intellectual property law, employment law, and education law. The lawyers at Pearce & Durick have earned the respect of their clients, the judiciary, and their peers. Pearce & Durick's mission is to provide the highest quality legal services to its clients in the most professional manner. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
American Bank Center; American State Bank; Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; Bank of North Dakota; BNC National Bank; Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.; Black & Decker Corporation; Bridgestone Firestone, Inc.; Brown & Brown, Inc.; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; Chrysler Holding LLC; Cincinnati Financial Corporation; CNH Global N.V.; Continental Western Group; Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.; Crum & Forster Insurance Co.; Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc.; Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Deere & Co.; Emerson Electric Co.; EOG Resources, Inc.; First National Bank, South Dakota; Ford Motor Co.; Ford Motor Credit Co.; General Motors Acceptance Corporation; General Motors Corp.; Great Dane Limited Partnership; Grupo IMSA, S.A. de C.V.; Interstate Insurance Group; Kawasaki Motor Corp., USA; Liberty Mutual Group; Louisville Ladder, Inc.; Merrill-Lynch, Inc.; Midcontinent Communications; MDU Resources Group, Inc.; Monsanto Company; Morris Industries, Ltd.; Motorists Insurance Co.; National Indemnity Insurance Co.; North Dakota Association of Builders; North Dakota Development Fund; North Dakota High School Activities Assn.; North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund; North Dakota School Boards Assn.; North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance; North Star Mutual Insurance Company; Otter Tail Corporation; Overhead Door Corporation; PACCAR Inc.; Pharmacists Mutual Cos.; Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.; Philips Electronics North America Corporation; Plains Marketing, L.P.; Plains Pipeline; Sentry Insurance; St. Alexius Medical Center; Terex Corporation; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; The Travelers Companies; United Fire Group; U.S. Bancorp; Vanliner Insurance Co.; Verzatec, S.A.B. de C.B.; Wausau Insurance Co.; Wilsonart International, Inc.; Zurich North America. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Patrick W. Durick (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Nebraska; 1974, North Dakota; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1964); Creighton University (J.D., 1972). Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert Denney, U.S. District Judge, District of Nebraska, 1973-1974. Member, 1981-1992 and Chairman, 1989-1991, U.S. District Court of North Dakota Federal Practice Committee. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Medcenter One, 1991—. Member: North Dakota Supreme Court, Commission on Gender Fairness in the Courts, 1994-1996; Gender Fairness Implementation Committee, 1997—; Member, 1991-1997 and Chairman, 1996-1997, North Dakota Pattern Jury Instruction Committee; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, 1990-1997. Member: Burleigh County and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota. [Capt., USAF, 1964-1970]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Commercial Law; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability Defense. Email: Patrick W. Durick | | B. Timothy Durick (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, North Dakota. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1967); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1971). Legal Counsel and Special Assistant Attorney General, North Dakota Tax Department, 1971-1972. Member: Burleigh County Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Negligence Trials and Appeals; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability Defense. Email: B. Timothy Durick | | Gary R. Thune (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, Minnesota. Education: Minot State College (B.S., 1964); University of North Dakota (M.Ed., 1967; J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Staff, North Dakota Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Burleigh County and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; North Dakota Council of School Attorneys; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys (Chairman, 1997). Practice Areas: Education Law; Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Gary R. Thune | | Jerome C. Kettleson (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: St. John University (B.A., 1967); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1976-1981 and President, 1978, Lisbon, North Dakota Public School District School Board. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1981-1986. Member: U.S. District Court Federal Practice Committee, 1993—; Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, 1993-1997; Disciplinary Board of the North Dakota Supreme Court, 1997-2003. Member: Burleigh County Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 1992-1996). [1st Lt. U.S. Army Infantry, 1968-1970]. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: General Negligence Trials and Appeals; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability Defense. Email: Jerome C. Kettleson | | Larry L. Boschee (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, North Dakota and Minnesota; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, South Dakota; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 2005, Montana and U.S. Supreme Court; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Valley City State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1982); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1985). Member, North Dakota Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "The Posse Comitatus Act as an Exclusionary Rule: Is the Criminal to Go Free Because the Soldier has Blundered?" 61 N.D. L. Rev. 107 (1985); Contributing Author: "Product Liability Desk Reference, A Fifty State Compendium," (M. Daller, 2008); "Business Torts, A Fifty State Guide," (M. Daller, 2008); Contributing Author: "Product Liability Cases and the Duty to Warn," (DRI, 2007). Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul Benson, United States District Court, District of North Dakota, 1985-1987. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Montana; Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute (Member, Product Liability Committee); North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2008); South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; North Dakota Pattern Jury Instruction Committee (Member, 2002—; Chairman, 2007-2008); North Dakota Joint Procedure Committee (Member 2007—); Judge Bruce Van Sickle American Inn of Court (President, 2005-2007; American Inns of Court (State Liaison, 2007—). Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: Larry L. Boschee | | Jonathan P. Sanstead (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, North Dakota; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Cloud State University (B.A., 1992); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Law Clerk to The Honorable Patrick A. Conmy, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 1995-1996. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Intellectual Property Law; Business Law; Banks and Banking; Financial Law; Indian Law. Email: Jonathan P. Sanstead | | —————————— | | Tiffany L. Johnson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, North Dakota. Education: Moorhead State University (B.A., 2000); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 2005). Order of the Barristers. Symposium Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 2004-2005. Associate Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 2003-2004. Author, "Mental Health Crimes: United States Supreme Court Sets Guidelines for Forcibly Medicating Pre-Trial Detainees Solely for Prosecutorial Purposes, Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166 (2003)," 80 N.D.L. REV. 355, 2004. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; North Dakota Counsel of School Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Education Law. Email: Tiffany L. Johnson | | Zachary E. Pelham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, North Dakota; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Taylor University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Assistant Attorney General, North Dakota Office of Attorney General, 2005-2007. Law Clerk to the Honorable Judges of the South Central Judicial District, Bismarck, ND, 2004-2005. Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: case comment, "Constitutional Law - Freedom of Speech: Door-to-Door Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Canvassers, Domestic Threat of Freedom of Speech?" 79 N.D. L. REV. 369, 2003. Recipient, Outstanding Note/Comment Award, North Dakota State Bar Association, 2004. Member: Big Muddy Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Defense Research Institute; North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association; Bruce M. Van Sickle American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Litigation. Email: Zachary E. Pelham | | Christopher J. Nyhus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, North Dakota. Education: Jamestown College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Hamline University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Assistant State's Attorney, Morton County. Member: Big Muddy Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning. Email: Christopher J. Nyhus | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Suzanne Cahill (Paralegal) Education: National Academy for Paralegal Studies, University of Mary (Certificate, 1992). Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, 1992. Practice Areas: Litigation Support; Products Liability Defense; Asbestos; Insurance Defense. Email: Suzanne Cahill |
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